University of Texas faculty can ban guns from offices

Updated 2:06 pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2016

University of Texas faculty can ban guns from offices. Click the gallery to see where 'Open Carry' is banned.

University of Texas faculty can ban guns from offices. Click the gallery to see where 'Open Carry' is banned.

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Which U.S. states ban open carry? Take a look at the handgun and long gun restrictions in every state.

ALABAMA

Handguns: Legal, but some restrictions apply

Long guns: Legal

Which U.S. states ban open carry? Take a look at the handgun and long gun restrictions in every state.

ALABAMA

Handguns: Legal, but some restrictions apply

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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ALASKA

Handguns: Legal, but some restrictions apply

Long guns: Legal

ALASKA

Handguns: Legal, but some restrictions apply

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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ARIZONA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

ARIZONA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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ARKANSAS

Handguns: Legal, but some restrictions apply

Long guns: Legal

ARKANSAS

Handguns: Legal, but some restrictions apply

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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CALIFORNIA

Handguns: Banned

Long guns (rifles, shotguns, etc): Banned

CALIFORNIA

Handguns: Banned

Long guns (rifles, shotguns, etc): Banned

Photo: Kin Man Hui, MBO

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COLORADO

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

COLORADO

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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CONNECTICUT

Handguns: With Permit

Long guns: Legal

CONNECTICUT

Handguns: With Permit

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Alma E. Hernandez, Alma E. Hernandez / For The San

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DELAWARE

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

DELAWARE

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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FLORIDA

Handguns: Banned

Long guns: Banned

FLORIDAHandguns: Banned

Long guns: Banned

Photo: Eric Gay, STF

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GEORGIA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

GEORGIA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Alma E. Hernandez, Alma E. Hernandez / For The San

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HAWAII

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

HAWAII

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Associated Press

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IDAHO

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

IDAHO

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Houston Chronicle

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ILLINOIS

Handguns: Banned

Long guns: Banned

ILLINOIS

Handguns: Banned

Long guns: Banned

Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, STF

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INDIANA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

INDIANA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Associated Press

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IOWA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal, but guns must be unloaded

IOWA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal, but guns must be unloaded

Photo: Associated Press

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KANSAS

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

KANSAS

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Houston Chronicle

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KENTUCKY

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

KENTUCKY

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Lauren McGaughy/Houston Chronicle

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LOUISIANA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

LOUISIANA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Eric Gay, Associated Press

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MAINE

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

MAINE

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Rodger Mallison, MBR

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MARYLAND

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

MARYLAND

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Lauren McGaughy/Houston Chronicle

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MASSACHUSETTS

Handguns: With permit
Long guns: Banned

MASSACHUSETTS

Handguns: With permitLong guns: Banned

Photo: Eric Gay, STF

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MICHIGAN

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal, with some restrictions

MICHIGAN

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal, with some restrictions

Photo: Lauren McGaughy/Houston Chronicle

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MINNESOTA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Banned

MINNESOTA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Banned

Photo: Tony Gutierrez, STF

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MISSISSIPPI

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

MISSISSIPPI

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Max Faulkner, Associated Press

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MISSOURI

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal

MISSOURI

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Lauren McGaughy/Houston Chronicle

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MONTANA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

MONTANA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Lauren McGaughy/Houston Chronicle

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NEBRASKA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

NEBRASKA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Eric Gay, Associated Press

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NEVADA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

NEVADA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS, .

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: San Antonio Express-News

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NEW JERSEY

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Banned

NEW JERSEY

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Banned

Photo: Tony Gutierrez, STF

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NEW MEXICO

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

NEW MEXICO

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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NEW YORK

Handguns: Banned

Long guns: Legal

NEW YORK

Handguns: Banned

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Max Faulkner, Associated Press

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NORTH CAROLINA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

NORTH CAROLINA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Lisa Krantz, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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NORTH DAKOTA

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal

NORTH DAKOTA

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Lisa Krantz, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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OHIO

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

OHIO

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Lisa Krantz, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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OKLAHOMA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

OKLAHOMA

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Associated Press

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OREGON

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

OREGON

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

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PENNSYLVANIA

Handguns: Legal, except in Philadelphia (permit required)

Long guns: Legal, except in Philadelphia (permit required)

PENNSYLVANIA

Handguns: Legal, except in Philadelphia (permit required)

Long guns: Legal, except in Philadelphia (permit required)

Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

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RHODE ISLAND

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

RHODE ISLAND

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Handguns: Banned

Long guns: Legal

SOUTH CAROLINA

Handguns: Banned

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

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SOUTH DAKOTA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

SOUTH DAKOTA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Seth Perlman, STF

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TENNESSEE

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal, but guns must be unloaded

TENNESSEE

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal, but guns must be unloaded

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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TEXAS

Handguns: Banned

Long guns: Legal

TEXAS

Handguns:Banned

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Staff

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UTAH

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal, but guns must be unloaded

UTAH

Handguns: With permit

Long guns: Legal, but guns must be unloaded

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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VERMONT

Handguns:Legal

Long guns: Legal

VERMONT

Handguns:Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

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VIRGINIA

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal, with some restrictions

VIRGINIA

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal, with some restrictions

Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

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WASHINGTON

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal

WASHINGTON

Handguns: Legal, with some restrictions

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Eric Gay, .

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WEST VIRGINIA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

WEST VIRGINIA

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

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WISCONSIN

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

WISCONSIN

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

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WYOMING

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

WYOMING

Handguns: Legal

Long guns: Legal

Photo: Getty Images

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University of Texas faculty can ban guns from offices

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Professors at the University of Texas at Austin will be allowed to ban guns from their offices, the UT regents said Wednesday.

Under a new state law, concealed license holders will be able to carry handguns throughout public college campuses in Texas beginning in August. The law allowed each university to carve out gun-free zones. At the UT flagship, dormitories will be gun-free and faculty will be able to ban guns from their offices, under policies given the green light by regents.

The regents made just one tweak to the policies during Wednesday's meeting, doing away with a controversial proposed rule that would require people carrying semi-automatic handguns to remove bullets from the guns before bringing them on campus. The regents who voted to strike the rule said they heard from numerous experts who said it would be safer to just leave the guns loaded, rather than trying to take the ammunition out before heading onto campus.

"The body of evidence we've received shows it is inherently safer...to not allow guns to be chambered, un-chambered on campus," said Jeffrey Hildebrand, a regent from Houston who proposed the motion to strike the rule. "The less that one manipulates a gun...the better, and the safer it is."

That faculty will be able to keep guns out of their offices may provide a little relief to professors who have fought against the new campus carry law since it was approved last year. UT professors Jennifer Lynn Glass, Lisa Moore and Mia Carter last week filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to block the law. They are suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, UT Austin President Gregory Fenves and the UT regents to do so.

Also at the meeting, UT Chancellor William McRaven gave the regents an update on UT's purchase of more than 300 acres of land in Houston. McRaven said a task force of Houstonians is working on a plan for the land, which they will have to give him by December.

"We have an opportunity to do something grand, something bold, something of substance for the state of Texas and the city of Houston," McRaven said.

"This is admittedly a controversial process," Foster, the only regent to speak on the matter, told McRaven at the meeting. "We want to be sure we get it right. I appreciate the way you've approached this and look forward to hearing from the task force later."